Ph.D. Madness: It ain’t over till the fat lady… no, wait. Wrong category.
There hasn’t been much whining news on the Ph.D. front lately. That’s not because it’s finished [insert maniacal laughter here] or because I try to ignore it and hope it will disappear under a layer of dust and clutter eventually. It’s more that I put so many daily hours into it at the moment that I don’t want to look at it online in addition.
But it’s there. It’s always there. And it still gives me the feeling that it will stay there forever, in its unfinished and frustrating state. I’ve lost the capacity to envision an end (any kind of end) to this. I guess that means more vodka in my coffee and back to the Sisyphean task.
This past week, another, dear colleague (none for the shallow list!) has filed her Ph.D. and is now entering the three-months-quarantine to wait for the expertises. We tiptoed around the shiny print copy like a bunch of excited family members around a newborn’s cradle, whispering in awe and shy of touching it – 300 pages, weight well over two pounds and with a shiny glossary and bibliography. And carried to term (long overdue!) during five full years.
Congratulations, Eve! May we all be so lucky someday…
“Audience Page: Ms Coote has injured her lower back during a particularly energetic leap on to Ms Nagelsted… is there a doctor in the house ?”
Just think of the nice things that happen when you get to call yourself ‘Dr. Anik’ … that’ll carry you through (hey, no need to mention you’re a real doctor and not one of those medic impostors right
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C´mon. You´ll be lucky too some day…
A a few more stepecitos and you´ll be there. [Sam, tifozzi of great ANIK Ph.D Team] 
“Uhm, ist here ANOTHER doctor in the house? This one keeps staring awestruck at Ms. Naglestad…”
thanks for the pep talk, Ladies
“medic imposters” *snicker* nah, medics have other trials to face, but the Ph.D. may in their case indeed not be the biggest.
PD. Sam, if I have a tifozzi team, can I hand out uniforms? And can those uniforms be tuxedos?
LOL I will wear gladly a tuxedos at your Ph.D. presentation! Don’t be desesperated. I know that feeling. When I was finishing my Engineering project I thought I would never finish. I took me one year and a lot of things in my life, but it happened.
It ALWAYS happens, so be sure you will do it, girl!
Sursum corda!!
Tuxedo booked, now when are you handing in
I kind of like the idea of a new lesbian PhD defence tradition – tuxedoed lesbians march into the defence with ‘their’ candidate, ready to hit the examiners with a quick burst of Handel if they get too heavy… then when it’s all over it’s off down the local dyke bar for a few drinks and a round on the ‘famous lesbian arias karaoke machine’ (Flower Song for the newbies and Pur Ti Miro for the opera snobs).
Absolutely, OK so mine is Handel’s ‘Caro amor, sol per momenti’ as on Kasarova’s Sento Brillar CD (melts… it’s the highlight of the whole CD for me).
PS see Inma’s site has a note re. a new VK album coming out soon with a whole big chunk of Carmen; chance to really check her Carmen out properly after the rather un-engaging Vienna broadcast. The CD also has 2 Don Carlo tracks which I am much more intrigued by… Thanks Inma!
Inma’s post on the new Kasarova disc project (including the complete tracklist) can be found here – muchas gracias, Inma, para tenernos al corriente!
Half the disk – titled “Passioante Arias” – is Carmen. I’m intrigued by the Carlos, too, but even more intrigued by “Stride la vampa” (even though she will simply sound too smart to throw the wrong baby into the flames). Also, “Mon coeur s’ouvre a ta voix” might become a new favorite on the karaoke machine…
As Inma pointed out, the German release date is April 17th.
@Nordie, what do you think of your tifozzi team? Would it look like this team? link —->http://bairesily.blogspot.com/2009/03/las-tifozzi-de-nordie.html
@Sam: thank you!
This has to be one of the best motivational campaigns at large. Only that I am distracted by all the tailcoats and tuxedos now…